Cuba vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$615
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
81
🌐 English speaking %
6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
56
94
😀 Quality of life
47
92
🏙️ Population
11M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 45% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Cuba ranked 60th vs 14th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 101st and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Norway

We calculate prices for Cuba and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cuba Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$11184

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$918
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1645
445K
Holguin
$1354
350K
Camaguey
$1601
322K
Santa Clara
$1154
247K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Guantanamo
$1656
228K
Las Tunas
$1574
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1057
189K
Cienfuegos
$855
165K
Manzanillo
$2761
151K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1300
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1221
139K
Palma Soriano
$1266
120K
Cardenas
$1157
86.7K
Florida
$1504
71.7K
Moa
$1884
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Colon
$1114
68K
Guines
$1064
66.9K
Moron
$1300
59.4K
Yara
$2126
59.4K
Artemisa
$1014
59.1K
Sagua La Grande
$1146
43K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K